Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP is FIDELIS iM LLC’s 8th Largest Position

FIDELIS iM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 14.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 220,228 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,976 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 4.2% of FIDELIS iM LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. FIDELIS iM LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $11,000,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Klingman & Associates LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after acquiring an additional 307,650 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,820,000 after purchasing an additional 109,570 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,579,000 after purchasing an additional 64,482 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,584,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,742,000 after purchasing an additional 351,336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Plan Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,299,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $49.35 and a one year high of $50.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.93.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.6804 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Profile

The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (VTIP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) with less than 5 years remaining to maturity. VTIP was launched on Oct 12, 2012 and is managed by Vanguard.